PT-2025-1350 · Bitdefender · Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020

Gábor Selján · Published 2025-01-15 · Updated 2025-01-15 · CVE-2020-8094

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020

Description An untrusted search path vulnerability in testinitsigs.exe allows a low-privilege attacker to execute code as SYSTEM via a specially crafted DLL file. This issue enables an attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue, as using a specially crafted DLL file can lead to code execution with SYSTEM privileges. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the testinitsigs.exe file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-8094

Affected Products

Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020

References · 5

• https://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/untrusted-search-path-vulnerability-bitdefender-antivirus-free-2020-va-8422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8094 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8094 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1879567497537503484 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1879657487168655701 · Twitter Post